Title: Advanced wind turbine control development using field test analysis for generator overspeed mitigation

Journal Article · · Wind Energy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/we.2860 · OSTI ID:1998974
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  1. Aerospace Engineering Sciences University of Colorado Boulder Boulder Colorado USA
  2. National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden Colorado USA
  3. Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering University of Colorado Boulder Boulder Colorado USA, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute Boulder Colorado USA
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Abstract Turbulent and gusty wind conditions can cause generator overspeed peaks to exceed a threshold that then lead to wind turbine shutdowns, which then decrease the energy production of the wind turbines. We derive so‐called “gust measures” that predict when generator overspeed peaks may occur. These gust measures are then used to develop advanced controllers to mitigate generator overspeed peaks so that wind turbines can operate more robustly in difficult wind conditions without exceeding generator overspeed thresholds that would lead to turbine shutdown events. The advanced controllers are demonstrated in nonlinear aeroelastic simulations using the open‐source wind turbine simulation tool OpenFAST. To increase the realism of the simulations, they are run using field‐replicated wind conditions and a wind turbine model based on data from an experimental field campaign on a downscaled demonstrator of a novel extreme‐scale, two‐bladed, downwind rotor design.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308; AR0000667
OSTI ID:
1998974
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5000-84216
Journal Information:
Wind Energy, Journal Name: Wind Energy Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 27; ISSN 1095-4244
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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